Well, I finally got the desire to start writing again.

Now, this chapter is gonna be a bit different. Instead of continuing off of the last chapter, I decided to do something different. It is a new year, so why not? Basically, remember the last chapter, where I said I had a few ideas for a revamp of this story? Well, this will be one of those ideas. Tell me in the reviews if you like this one, want to see another one, or continue with the story as is.

? POV

I slowly opened my eyes, only to see that it was dark. The sound of water dripping from the ceiling and hitting the floor echoed throughout the cell. I tossed my blanket aside and rose from my spot on the floor. I looked down at the black jumpsuit I had been wearing for the past 3 days. I can't even remember the last time I had a shower. I looked to my right and saw a small window, but there were iron bars in front of it. More than likely to prevent any means of escape. I walked to the window and gripped the bars with my hands. I looked up at the night sky.

"Why? Why did this have to happen to me?" I said in a low voice, almost like a whisper.

I couldn't understand why my parents had been murdered, and why I had ended up in this cell. Almost everyday, I have to deal with constant pain because I was being experimented on. After so many times, I lost count of how long I had been locked up here. One day, I would break out of this cell, and get my freedom back. Maybe my parents could still be alive, even if it is naive of me to believe they could have survived. I heard stirring behind me, but I decided to ignore it. I felt something tug on my shirt. I looked behind me and saw a small girl, just slightly shorter than me. She had long, black hair that stopped at her shoulders, purple eyes, and wore the same jumpsuit as me, the only difference was that her jumpsuit was a light pink.

"Why are you up Kai? Why aren't you sleeping?" She asked me. I looked back to the night sky, not giving her a response.

"Wait, are you still thinking about escaping? You know how dangerous that is!" She said, slightly raising her voice at me. Not loud enough to alert any guards, thankfully. I could only lower my head at her words.

"You...you remember what happened to Cho when he tried to escape. The guards caught him, dragged him off and..." I could hear the pain in her voice. I quickly turned around and gave her a hug.

"I'll be fine, Aiya. When I make it to safety, I promise to come get you and the other kids out. I can't leave you guys to die here." I said to her. I released her from my hug.

"Please, just stay. Don't push yourself. You've already done enough by volunteering to undergo experiments that were meant for me, on top of getting injected with only God knows what. I lost my family already. I don't wanna lose you too."

"I can't stay here. You know that." I said, looking at her.

"Then take me with you!" She said. I quickly put my hand over her mouth, so that she wouldn't say anything else and draw the guard's attention.

"I'm sorry Aiya, but you know I can't do that. I don't want you to get hurt because of me. You just have to believe that I'll be fine." I gave her a pat on back to reassure her.

"Well, how about we go back to sleep?" I started walking back towards my blanket, but I was stopped as I felt Aiya pull on my shirt. I looked back at her.

"Something still bothering you?" I asked. I noticed a blush on her face.

"W-well, the reason I woke up was because I was cold, so I was gonna ask you if you c-could sleep next to me, for w-warmth." She explained as she quickly looked away. I started blushing as well.

"Uh, s-sure." I said, scratching the back of my head. Shortly after, we both laid on the floor as Aiya covered both of our bodies with her blanket. I turned my back to her, but I felt her move closer to me. I frowned because I didn't want to leave her or my other friends. I wanted her to be safe, even if it meant that I wouldn't be around to see her anymore.

12 years later

I shook my head at the memory. I never did find out what happened to them. Things didn't go originally as planned, and I actually ended up activating the self-destruct sequence for that compound. I made sure that my friends made it out safe from looking at the security cameras in the control room, but once I started my escape so I wouldn't get caught up in the compound's explosion, it wasn't easy. I had to fight my way through...*horrors* to make it out alive. I was 5 years old at the time. Hell, sometimes I still wonder how I'm even alive.

But once I escaped, I was alone. There was no one to help me. I went from city from city, staying in abandoned buildings and stealing food to survive. Eventually, a Chinese monk caught me stealing an apple one day. I started running away since I didn't want to fight him. No matter where I went, he somehow always caught up to me. Soon, I ran out of stamina to keep running, and he cornered me in an alley. I decided to stand my ground and try to take him on. Needless to say, he beat me with no effort. But when I thought he'd scold me about stealing, he made me an offer. He'd take me in if I became his student. I reluctantly accepted his offer. It was better than sitting in an old, abandoned building infested with rats.

By the time I turned 9 years old, I found out my teacher was a High-Ranking Devil. As I grew up, he taught me about the supernatural, which I didn't even think existed. But one day, he decided to take me to meet one of the Devil Kings. Devil King Lucifer, to be exact. I guess after he pulled a few strings, he was able to assign me to be under Devil King Lucifer's command.

Now, at 17 years old, I knelt down before the Devil King as he had summoned me not too long ago.

"You summoned me, Maou-sama?" I asked, curious as to why I had been awoken out of my slumber by his queen.

"I have an assignment- no, a favor to ask." He answered. He looked up from the papers on his desk and gestured for me to come over to his desk. I got up and walked over to him. With a snap of his finger, what looked like a replay of some sort of event appeared in front of us. Almost like a projector casting an image on the wall.

"I'll make this short. You remember my little sister, right?"

"Yes, of course. Has Lady Rias gotten into some trouble?"

"Currently, she's engaged to Riser Phenex, of the Phenex Clan. She, of course, was against the engagement and challenged him to a Rating Game. What you're watching now is part of that Rating Game." He explained to me. I nodded my head.

"I assume she lost the Rating Game?" I asked. He snapped his fingers and the projection of the Rating Game faded away.

"Indeed. Now I called you here to ask for your help. This is not an order, but a request." I tilted my head slightly as I looked at him.

"I only want what's best for my sister. I only want her to be happy. And if she's not happy with the engagement,I would do something about it. But unfortunately, I'm not in a position to do so." I heard what sounded like a small hint of sadness in his voice as he looked at me.

"I'm asking to challenge Riser and win. If you win, the engagement is to become null and my sister will continue living her life in peace." I thought about it. I could possibly take on Riser, but as I am now in my current condition...

"And even if you don't win, I won't be angry. I understand you aren't at your best right now, and that you're actually in a weakened state since I've had my queen take you out of cryostasis." He said to me. I was slightly surprised he took my condition into account. After a bit of thinking, I figured out what I wanted to do.

"I'll challenge Riser and his peerage. I can gain the power I need from defeating his peerage, and just use my special ability to finish the fight." I stated my decision.

"Why not use your Sacred Gear?" the Devil King asked me.

"I doubt I'll need to use it, but I will if I absolutely have to." I turned and started walking away.

"I'll be preparing for my mission. When is the engagement party?" I asked.

"One week from now." He replied. I made a mental note of it.

"If you'll excuse me, I'll be studying this generation's Sekiryuutei. He...interests me." I said, with a smirk. I disappeared in a puff of smoke.

I would need to acquire as much power as I could for my future fight. If I could get even just a small amount from the Sekiryuutei, I'll be fine. One way or another, I'd get him to fight me. After that, I'll defeat Riser and his peerage. Then nothing else will hinder my quest for revenge and to find my friends that I lost long ago.

So, this is one of the ideas I had in mind for one of the revamps. Basically, if you watched Shinmai Maou No Testament, you probably know what I'm going to be doing with Dakarai's past. Also, this revamp would contain slight RE elements, which is hinted at when I put "horrors". Dakarai gets infected with a certain type of virus, and other interesting things would happen. Ah, before I forget. Dakarai being to changed to Kai is the result of him being kidnapped and his parents murdered. So, he lost his true name and was given a different one instead. And then on, from the age of 2, he was subjected to experimentation.

Tell me what you think of this revamp. I'm goin to bed, cause tired.

zzz...